Pliny Harris

I was laughing at the nature of the Danny Whitaker signing yesterday, but get the feeling it belies a story of decent people, diving in and out of a dumpster fire, attempting to piece a squad together for the coming season, just in case they’re allowed to compete, all with the day-to-day budget of a cub scouts group. The historical debts they must have had through the last several years or more make you wonder what else could be done. It was clear there was a problem that even FA Cup runs and a freak promotion couldn’t keep at bay. Without a money man to save them, what else could they do

Very fancy, but does it have a nursery?

I’ll be attending from the limited standing room on Clitheroe Castle’s battlements. Hopefully the sound carries.

Aspin would be fuming.

Very sound kit. What I'd do for skies of blue with a touch of white.

Since he’s only from Elland will he even need to go the extra mile?

Interesting choice to go for black and blue like that.

A bruising second half to watch. If it is a question of who wants it most, I think we somehow fell behind with that. Plenty of positives but they’re caught dead at the end of the season. We needed better. Still, we over-performed in the past 369(?) days since Fullarton flounced off. Now, hold onto super Pete Wild and keep the faith. We love you Shaymen

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/05/28/exclusive-premier-league-restart-june-17/ A paywalled article, but you get the gist.

All dancing this evening, yeah?

Let’s not tempt fate.

It’s unreal how far it’s gone in the wrong direction, that as soon as a striker scores seven in 10 games he’s being followed everywhere by an entourage of pundits, scouts and ITKs. McAlinden got that straightaway. Hell hath no fury like a Town fan who’s noticed a striker who’s quickly notched ten goals has suddenly lost his form. If the hype machine didn’t churn half as much as it did in modern football, a player like McAlinden could’ve totted up 20+ goals for us in a complete season (ironically looking back now), would finally have a great full season on his record, and would be in a better p

Ultimately, the schadenfreude is tinged with the knowledge that McAlinden’s one of countless footballers and other employees going through the same thing. There’s a lot of potential for him still, he was mint for us and hadn’t gone near to doing a Jamie Rainford, and I don’t see why we’d be downhearted in the unlikely event that he ever came back to us.

My plans vs. 2020